Enjoy a sound healing experience that includes overtone singing, native flutes, and a didgeridoo. Led by Paul Grosso, this workshop will dive into healing modalities to help let go of anything that no longer serves you.

Born and raised in Jefferson Park, Paul Grosso is certified by the International Association of Sound Therapy. He is inspired by the healing properties of nature and meditation, having found his dharma in music healing.

Wear comfortable clothes. Mats and props provided by Wildlight Yoga, 4140 N. Milwaukee Ave. Bring a pillow if you desire.

Admission is $30 in advance, $40 day of. No refunds and credits. Members receive 10% off. Buy tickets here.

BATL - Backyard Axe Throwing League and Wildlight Yoga will partner for an extraordinary night of neighborhood adventure. The event will begin with one hour of ax throwing instruction and open ax throwing led by qualified instructors. The second hour will feature an all levels Hatha yoga class taught by Kelli Wefenstette.

Bring your own yoga mat. Wear comfy clothes and close toed shoes. Participants will be required to sign a waiver prior to participation. No refunds or credits. Admission is $40 in advance, $50 day of. Buy tickets here.

Looking to explore arm balances with more awareness and ease? Ever wonder how to hold your crow pose without holding your breath? Explore all the asanas and elements it takes to confidently attempt arm balances in a fun, vinyasa style class with Becky Mocarski. This 90-minute class is for intermediate to advanced students looking to enhance their practice.

Mats and props will be provided at Wildlight Yoga, 4140 N. Milwaukee Ave. Admission is $30 in advance. $40 day of. Members receive 10% off. No refunds or credits for any reason. Buy tickets here.

Join us for a special two hour yin yoga practice as winter peaks and the hungry hearts call out to be heard. This full moon is known as the "Full Wolf Moon" in honor of the howls that permeate our souls.

This special two hour yin yoga practice is designed to be a place for you to listen deeply to what your hungry heart howls out and to receive blessings of self-trust as you walk your path.

Religion and Psychology scholar and Wildlight Yoga teacher Rev. Dr. Kate Lassiter will show you the path to embrace and protect the wilderness of your heart through yin yoga, breathwork, guided meditation, and music. Yin yoga is a passive yoga that features moon qualities of stillness while stretching the fascia, ligaments, and joints while lunar eclipses draw our attention to our emotions and our most intimate relationships. Come heal your
heart and return to your True Self.

No experience necessary. Admission is $30 in advance, $40 day of. Members receive 10% off when checking out through Eventbrite. Mats, props, and other supplies, including materials for writing and meditation as well as an herbal elixir to share, will be provided at Wildlight Yoga, 4140 N. Milwaukee Ave. No refunds or credits. Purchase tickets here.

Wildlight Yoga and NovaCare Rehab offer a hands-on workshop to learn the benefits and techniques of foam rolling.

Sanket Gohil PT, M.S,OCS Site Supervisor at Novacare Rehabilitation will provide a 45-minute demonstrate on using a foam roll to relieve trigger points and sore muscles before and after your workouts. Students will work on lower extremity muscles like hamstrings, calves, IT bands, and gluteals.

Wildlight Yoga will then lead students through a 60-minute gentle yoga sequence for further release.

Wear comfortable clothes. All mats and props will be provided by Wildlight Yoga, 4140 N. Milwaukee Ave. Foam rolls provide by NovaCare Rehabilitation.

Memberships, class packs, and drop in classes will be accepted. No refunds or credits. Buy tickets here.

Join the Wildlight Yoga community for a unique and reflective afternoon of yoga and mini-vision board creation. This workshop will start with a restorative gentle flow to help us unclutter our minds and gently focus us on our intentions for the new year ahead. Jen will then guide us through a meditation and prepare us for our journey into our 2019 vision board.

A vision board is collage representing things you would like to attract to your life as well as how you want to feel. Each vision board is unique and can truly set the groundwork for positive shifts in your life as we embark in the new year.

Jen Frazier earned her 200-hr teaching certification through Moksha Yoga in 2016.

Students are invited to bring scissors, glue sticks/glue, old magazines to share, and any images or quotes that inspire you. Board will be supplied. No yoga experience necessary as class will be suitable for all levels. Mats and props will be provided at Wildlight Yoga, 4140 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Admission is $30 in advance, $40 day of. No refunds or credits. Purchase tickets here.

Students may also consider purchasing the book Heart Thoughts: A Treasury of Inner Wisdom. It's not required, but it's a great companion to the workshop and an amazing tool to use throughout the year.

Heart Thoughts: A Treasury of Inner Wisdom https://www.amazon.com/dp/1401937209/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_y0E.BbQVG8V1Y

The Akashic Records are an energetic imprint of your soul’s journey past, present and future! In this workshop Christine Zenino will lead you on a series of guided meditations designed to help you learn about your soul’s true purpose, meet your spirit guides and learn about your spiritual gifts. Using the Akashic Records you can gain insight and understanding around career, love, relationships and spiritual path. With understanding healing can occur at a deeper level, releasing you from negative patterns, thoughts and behaviors that are holding you back from living the life you truly want.

Wear comfortable clothes. All mats and props will be provided by Wildlight Yoga, 4140 N. Milwaukee Ave. Please bring a journal and any crystals that resonate with you!

Admission is $30 in advance, $40 day of. Members receive 10% off. No refunds or credits. Buy tickets here.

During this workshop, Stephanie Rae will guide you through a journey into your consciousness through your Breath that supports you to release and unlock emotions, chronic tension, trauma and energy that have been suppressed and hidden deep within our muscles and fascia system.

Integrating conscious breathing, movement, touch and meditation empowers your body’s natural process for healing. This deep healing allows you to experience greater aliveness on a cellular level, true freedom to live your truth and a more in tune connection to yourself and others. You will walk out of this workshop being able to recognize and feel the full range of emotions and sensations that we are capable of feeling and a newfound passion to live life to the fullest.

No experience necessary. Mats and props will be provided at Wildlight Yoga, 4140 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Admission is $50 in advance. $60 day off. Members receive 10% off. No refunds or credits. Buy tickets here.

Kiddos got cabin fever? Enjoy a playful and informal yoga class taught to the whole family. Best for kids of walking age and up, but all are welcome.

No experience necessary. Mats and props will be provided at Wildlight Yoga, 4140 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Admission is $5/person. PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. No refunds or credits. Buy tickets here.

Wildlight Yoga encourages your holiday spirit with a one hour gentle Vinyasa class followed by an hour of crafting. Becky Mocarski will guide your practice and teach you to make a holiday art canvas to hang on your wall or give as a gift.

Standard size 8 x 10 blank canvas will be provided, but feel free to bring the size of your choice. All other materials provided including tea and hot chocolate.

No experience necessary. Wear comfortable clothes. Mats and props will be provided by Wildlight Yoga. No refunds or credits. Purchase your ticket here.

Wildlight Yoga’s Reiki Master and yoga teacher, Cassie Zehren, will lead a CBD and Reiki-infused Restorative yoga practice in partnership with Chicago Cannabis Company.

Learn to access the range of motion your spine was designed for by highlighting 3D planes of movement and preventing injury by preparing the body for movement. Engage mobility drills to maximize spinal mobility then learn to stabilize with core exercise with Unbroken Rehab.

Wildlight Yoga's, Gena Cielak, will then lead students in a 60-minute Hatha class sequenced for back and spinal health.

No experience necessary. Mats and props will be provided at Wildlight Yoga, 4140 N. Milwaukee Ave. Admission is $20. Memberships, class packs, and Drop In classes may be used. No refunds or credits. Buy tickets here.

Celebrate the Winter Solstice with Wildlight Yoga. We will gather around a seasonal altar on the longest night of the year to celebrate the return of the sun with intention setting, a mindful yoga flow, and yoga nidra meditation led by Andrea LeVasseur.

No experience necessary. Wear comfortable clothes. Mats and props will be provided by Wildlight Yoga. No refunds or credits. Buy tickets here.

Wildlight Yoga will bring its yoga practice out of the studio and into the neighborhood by offering free 60 minute community yoga classes at the Jefferson Park Sunday Market. 

Students should bring their own mats and will be asked to sign a waiver before class. Cash donations will be accepted to benefit the JPFM. No refunds or credits.

Click here to register!

Reiki is the Japanese art of energy healing that works to heal physical, mental, and emotional symptoms. Reiki Master and Wildlight Yoga teacher Cassie Zehren will lead this experiential-based discussion and workshop in the introduction to Reiki. She will answer questions about the benefits of energy healing, what to expect in a Reiki session, and the process for becoming a Reiki practitioner. 

She will share her experience using Reiki to support healing around chronic illnesses such as cancer, emotional traumas including abuse and loss, mental blocks regarding patterned fears, depression, stress and anxiety, and spiritual development like enhancing intuitive and psychic abilities.

A brief overview of the chakra system of the body will support the understanding of Reiki and how this healing modality can balance and clear energy centers. Information about becoming a Reiki practitioner and what is involved in each level of Reiki training will be covered as well as the use of Reiki for self-treatment. The evening will conclude with a guided meditation with Reiki for attendees to experience the effect of energy work.

By attending this class, you will gain:

• An understanding of Reiki energy healing and what happens during a session

• What ailments Reiki can heal and how

• How Reiki works with the chakra system of the body

• How Reiki strengthens spiritual connection and enhances intuitive abilities

• What happens during Reiki training and what it means to become a Reiki Master

• How to use Reiki for self treatments

• Experience a Reiki demonstration

No experience necessary. Mats and props will be provided at Wildlight Yoga, 4140 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Admission is $30 in advance. $40 day off. Members receive 10% off. No refunds or credits. Buy tickets here.

Wildlight Yoga will bring its yoga practice out of the studio and into the neighborhood by offering free 60 minute community yoga classes at the Jefferson Park Sunday Market. 

Students should bring their own mats and will be asked to sign a waiver before class. Cash donations will be accepted to benefit the JPFM. No refunds or credits.

Click here to register!

Wildlight Yoga will bring its yoga practice out of the studio and into the neighborhood by offering free 60 minute community yoga classes at the Jefferson Park Sunday Market. 

Students should bring their own mats and will be asked to sign a waiver before class. Cash donations will be accepted to benefit the JPFM. No refunds or credits.

Click here to register!

Experience an evening of yoga and three unique energy healing modalities.

Jen Frazier will lead you through a soothing, slow and mindful vinyasa flow with a long sweet savasana. Alongside her, Julita Machalski will provide chakra clearing and alignment with the use of tuning forks. Nicole Wilson is an Energy Mastery practitioner. She will help you to release blocked energy for flow restoration and rejuvenation. In addition Christine Zenino is a Akashic Record Reading practitioner. She will open the akashic records, the imprint of information of each soul's journey during a guided meditation.

Please bring a journal and pen, as we will hold space for reflection.

Wear comfortable clothes. All mats and props will be provided by Wildlight Yoga, 4140 N. Milwaukee Ave. No experience necessary.

No refunds or credits. Members receive 10% discount when checking out through Eventbrite. Purchase tickets here.

Wildlight Yoga invites you to flow, sweat, tone, and strengthen by adding weight and resistance to a Vinyasa-style class led by Becky Mocarski. We'll build energy with heart-pumping moves and upbeat music!

Wear comfortable clothes. All mats and props will be provided by Wildlight Yoga, 4140 N. Milwaukee Ave. No experience necessary.

No refunds or credits. Members receive 10% discount when checking out through Eventbrite. Purchase tickets here.

Celebrate Wildlight Yoga's first birthday with all levels Vinyasa yoga!

Wildlight Yoga will celebrate its first year in Portage Park! Join Wildlight's team and community with a complimentary vinyasa yoga class taught by Cassie Zehren in the Dickinson Playlot. There is no fee to participate. All students will be required to sign a waiver prior to class. Wear comfortable clothes and bring your own mat.

In case of inclement weather, the class will be held at Wildlight Yoga, 4140 N. Milwaukee Ave., and will be limited to the first 25 people at the door.

Wildlight takes yoga into the barrelroom this summer with Brew + Asana in a collaboration with Lake Effect Brewing Co. Wildlight will provide a 60-minute all levels Vinyasa class that will wrap up with a beer tasting and a free Lake Effect pint glass!

what you need to know

• Doors open 30 minutes prior to the event.

• Bring your own mats.

• Students will be required to sign a waiver prior to practice.

• Students must be 21+ and have a valid ID present.

• Students will receive a complimentary beer sampling and a Lake Effect pint glass.

• Cost is $25.

Class is held at Lake Effect Brewing Co., 4727 W. Montrose Ave. No refunds or credits.

Purchase Tickets Here.

Wildlight Yoga will bring its yoga practice out of the studio and into the neighborhood by offering free 60 minute community yoga classes at the Jefferson Park Sunday Market. 

Students should bring their own mats and will be asked to sign a waiver before class. Cash donations will be accepted to benefit the JPFM.

Click here to register!

Wildlight Yoga will bring its yoga practice out of the studio and into the neighborhood by offering free 60 minute community yoga classes at the Independence Park Farmers Market.

No experience necessary. Students should bring their own mats and will be asked to sign a waiver before class. Cash donations will be accepted to benefit the IPFM.

Purchase tickets here.

Wildlight Yoga introduces our newest micro-adventure yoga series, Brew + Asana, where the poses and the beer will both flow freely as we take our mats out of the studio and into the bar. We're collaborating with Fischman Public House, 4058 N. Milwaukee, and will provide a 60-minute all levels Vinyasa class that will wrap up with a cold beer just in time for brunch.

what you need to know

• Doors open 30 minutes prior to the event.

• Bring your own mats.

• Students will be required to sign a waiver prior to practice.

• Students must be 21+ and have a valid ID present.

• Students will receive a discount on a lunch special including soup, sandwich/salad, and may place their order before class begins. Orders may be prepared to go.

• Students will receive their first drink free and complimentary snacks post-class.

• Cost is $25 and includes one drink at each class.

Classes are held at Fischman Public House, 4058 N. Milwaukee Ave. No refunds or credits.

Purchase Tickets here.

Enjoy a playful and informal yoga class taught to the whole family. Best for kids of walking age and up, but all are welcome. 

No experience necessary. Mats and props will be provided at Wildlight Yoga, 4140 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Admission is $5/person. Pre-registration required. No refunds or credits.

Register here.

Wildlight Yoga will bring its yoga practice out of the studio and into the neighborhood by offering free 60 minute community yoga classes at the Jefferson Park Sunday Market. 

Students should bring their own mats and will be asked to sign a waiver before class. Cash donations will be accepted to benefit the JPFM.

Click here to register!

Enjoy a playful and informal yoga class taught to the whole family. Best for kids of walking age and up, but all are welcome. 

No experience necessary. Mats and props will be provided at Wildlight Yoga, 4140 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Admission is $5/person. Pre-registration required. No refunds or credits.

Register here.

Wildlight takes yoga into the barrelroom this summer with Brew + Asana in a collaboration with Lake Effect Brewing Co. Wildlight will provide a 60-minute all levels Vinyasa class that will wrap up with a beer tasting and a free Lake Effect pint glass!

what you need to know

• Doors open 30 minutes prior to the event.

• Bring your own mats.

• Students will be required to sign a waiver prior to practice.

• Students must be 21+ and have a valid ID present.

• Students will receive a complimentary beer sampling and a Lake Effect pint glass.

• Cost is $25.

Class is held at Lake Effect Brewing Co., 4727 W. Montrose Ave. No refunds or credits.

Purchase Tickets Here.

Wildlight Yoga will partner with Quil Studio to offer a yoga and acupuncture event for the mind and body. Kelli will lead participants in a 45-minute gentle yoga class to engage the breath, relax the body, and quiet the mind. Hillary will then administer an ear acupuncture treatment that promotes healing for the entire body. During acupuncture, participants will be offered a 45 minute meditation.

No experience necessary. Mats + props provided by Wildlight Yoga. Acupuncture supplies and administration provided by Quil Studio. Participants will be required to sign waivers prior to class and treatment.

Admission is $40 per person. Pre-registration required. Members receive 10% off. No refunds or credits.

About us:

Kelli Wefenstette is a rural-rooted, urban-planted community organizer who engages neighborhood revitalization through the cultivation and promotion of arts, placemaking, urban agriculture, and economic development. She earned a BA in Psychology from Monmouth College and a MA in Social Justice and Community Development from Loyola University. She is a registered Hatha yoga teacher and owns Wildlight Yoga in Portage Park.

Hillary Catrow is a licensed acupuncturist who focuses on using tiny needles as a tool to reduce the impact of trauma on the body, mind and lives of survivors. She advocates for the use of trauma-informed, affordable and accessible treatments as a method of social justice and community building. Catrow is the owner of an acupuncture clinic, called Quil Studio on Chicago’s north side and works closely with nonprofits and corporations to develop acupuncture and self-care programing for their clients and employees.

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